Clear speech means every word reaches the listener. Open your mouth well, finish word endings (going, not “goin”) and break long words into syllables: pro·nun·ci·a·tion has 5 beats. Know your silent letters — the k in knife, the b in climb, the l in talk — and check how to say any new name before the big day. Use the 🔊 button to hear each word.
Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.
Use it for: Elocution, recitation, reading aloud in class, debates and saying guests’ names on stage.
Worked example: 🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? → k
Say it slowly: “nife” — you do not hear the first letter.
So “knife” has a silent k.
Check: Practise aloud: clap and say “com·mu·ni·ca·tion” beat by beat, then say “knife, climb, listen, talk” — tap 🔊 to compare ✓
Work it out in your head or on paper, then tap your answer — or type it and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.
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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
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